The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-04
gWuI PLAGUE.

DR.. H. J. Detmers, of Columbus,
Ohio, who il connected with the Az
ricultural college at Columbus, says
the first record Of swine plague
(or so-called Hog Cholera) We
have is by DR.. Budd, in England, and
that It appeared there in lS4l. In 1916
OF 1916 1t appeared in Germany and
in America about the same time
nrst In Kentucky or Tennessee, and 1t
ID his opinion that 1t was imported
from Asia. It IL exceedingly fatal
particularly to young animals. But
respects neither age nor breed. And
my experience isl that ninety
per cent Of pigs under months old
will die, and from 40 to so per cent. of
those that are under two years Of age
and those that are over years seldom
get sick, and II they do it is q very
small per cent that die.
SYMPTOMS.
Although the symptoms maybe well
enough known tn experienced breeders
I will give a brief synopsis Of what I
have observed. It must be kept
in mind however that the symptoms
are merely . product Of the external
representation Of the existing morbid
changes which vary considerably in
different animals even in the same
herd. The morbid process in Swine
Plague IL in so fAr . peculiar one - 1t
may attract almost any organ or part
Of the animal organism, hence the var.
iation Of symphonic. A few organs
however are invariably and in all cas-
e more or less affected. These are the
lungs and lymphatic glands, at any
rate have found those organs affected
In every case where I have made an
examination. Therefore ~ the lungs
and Emphatic glands are always At:
fected the most constant symptoms
consist In more or less disturbance o.
the respiratory functions. The first
symptoms announcing the presence o.
the disease depend like all others upon
the morbid changes already produced
II the principal or first seat Of the NOR.
bid process isin the lungs as is oftentht
case, the first symptoms observed con
si.t in frequent coughing and sneezins
and slight difficulty In breathing
But II from the beginning tho devel'
oping Of the morbid process in thu
intestinal canal over shadow
the morbid changes In the lungs - is
sometimes the case, q disturbance d
the functions Of digestive organs con.
sisting Of loss ofappetite costiveness ct
IL usually observed. Soon more or
less conspicuous symptoms make theil
appearance. The animal commences
to show uneasiness, remains behind
the herd, droops his ears, shows loss o
appetite the respiratory and also the
digestive disorders increase, the coat Of
hair becomes staring. TANKS grow thin
ner and the animal becomes weak. At
this stage the animals continue t
show tendency to root In the bedding
and to hide themselves in . dark cor
ner. Some attempt to vomit and wheI
walking the nose almost touches the
ground. In some cases eruptb.ns ap.
pear on the ears and other parts Of th,
body, In some cases the skin become.
dry and unclean, and dizziness become.
apparent. The breathing is always
moro or less accelerated and lsborioui
and - the morbid process progresses
the coughing becomes more frequent
and usually very faint and weak. In
some usually fatal cases . peculiar and
very characteristic pumping Of the
nAnhs can be observed ut each breath
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